(17216) Scottstuart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Joseph Scott Stuart (b. 1971) derived a bias-corrected diameter distribution of the near-Earth-asteroid population through a combination of discovery statistics and spectroscopic and albedo properties. He has also developed moving-object detection software for LINEAR.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottstuart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottstuart is 3.24 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17216 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AK243 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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